18 Sep 09 Stop Your Cat’s Scratching

Cats and furniture don’t always mix very well. The more cats you have, the worse shape you could find your couch in as a result. Given this problem you could have the temptation to have your cat, or cats, declawed. But I would say, don’t give in to that suggestion. Declawing a cat should be avoided at all costs, as it involved surgery that removes the first knuckle on your cat’s paws. This can lead to chronic nerve pain in the later stages of your cats life. Not to mention claws are a big part of your cat’s personality, and altering your cat’s personality for such a reason just doesn’t seem like a viable option in my opinion.

The key to getting your cats to stop scratching your furniture is patience. You have to be willing to accept that accidents will happen, and that stopping your cat from scratching the wrong thing is all about taking the time to train. Through training your cat you can ensure that neither you, nor your cat have to worry about expensive and painful unnecessary surgeries.

Firstly, assess which pieces of furniture tend to be your cat’s favorite to scratch. Then try placing a few pieces of double sided tape around the affected areas. This will leave a sticky residue on your cat’s paws after they try to scratch the area. Cat’s do not like substances like this on their paws, and they will be less likely to scratch the surface after a bad experience.

Also try keeping your cat’s nails trim and short, by regularly clipping. This way you ensure that your cat’s claws are much duller than they would normally be, so any damage done will be extremely limited. But start clipping at as early an age as possible, to get your cat used to the routine, otherwise nail clipping can be an obnoxious ordeal.

Finally, make sure that you provide the right places for your cat to scratch. Scratching serves to stretch out your cat’s muscles and paws, and keep them feeling good and in working order. So you need to allow a place where your cat can scratch. It’s a good idea to buy a few scratching posts and place them near the furniture that they typically scratch. This way they more appealing scratching post is near their normal area, and they’ll be drawn towards the post. Also remember that rubbing a little cat nip on the new scratching post can go a long way to introducing your cat to the new toy.

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17 Sep 09 Stop Procrastinating

Procrastination is a very bad trait for you to have in your personal inventory. Mostly because if you’re a procrastinator, you’ll find that you almost never achieve the things that you intend to achieve. Whether in life in general, or at your job, or in the small accomplishments you want to make in your personal life. Procrastination can be a hard habit to break, but with some work it can be done, and it’s worth your time. All you have to do is stop procrastinating about breaking that habit for good.

First ask yourself what the biggest problem causing your procrastination is. Do you get distracted easily when you try to do something? Do you lack motivation? By targeting what the problem is, you can look towards changing that aspect of your personality, and hopefully eliminate your tendency to procrastinate.

First off, whether you are distracted easily or unmotivated, try breaking up large tasks into smaller ones. If it’s a big yard project you’re trying to tackle, try accomplishing the whole by just doing a little at a time. Like tending to a garden, try just doing one short task each day, and you’ll find that you’ve accomplished everything before too long. This is a good first step to stopping procrastination in the future, as it gets you on the horse accomplishing the tasks you set for yourself.

Try eliminating distractions if you find yourself easily taken from your tasks. Try leaving your cell phone inside while you’re out in the yard. Or try turning off the background noise of a television or radio, or your iPod, so that you can have full concentration on your tasks. Sometimes that little bit of background noise can distract you enough that you can’t keep your thoughts together. That simple of a change can help you stop procrastinating.

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07 Apr 09 Effectively Using The Internet To Job Search

The United States economy keeps getting worse and worse, or at least it seems, with the unemployment rate skyrocketing like we haven’t seen in decades. And now suddenly you find yourself among those 8.5% of Americans that have found themselves unemployed, what’s the best way to go about changing that? So many people would still resort to visiting locations to check for job availability, and shopping through help wanted ads in the newspaper, completely forgetting how awesome a resource that the internet can be.

Now practically every company has evolved technologically enough to offer some sort of web support for their business, and on that website 9 times out of 10 they will post job openings, and in many cases you can even apply online. All you really need is to know where to start. Which is exactly where my helpful tips come in.

First off, find a good reliable job search engine, something reputable like Monster.com or CareerBuilder.com. Both of which provide support for either job hunting, resume writing, or even interview coaching.

After that, to make the process as easy as possible, narrow down a few options as to what sort of job you want. Such as, if you are a marketing professional, you’ll probably want a job in marketing so you want to use search categories and terms relating to that field. That way you can see exactly what’s available in your area, or even beyond.

Think about making yourself look like an intriguing possibility for somebody to hire by instead of just posting your resume online, consider make a simple, easy to understand, and easily navigated webpage. Something that shows the effort you put into your tasks, as well as your unique personality, and how those will make you an excellent employee. Plus something like that will definitely make you stand out to any employer.

And if you’re still having trouble finding a job, try a few networking sites for professionals, like LinkedIn.com for example. As that will connect you to other people in the industry you are in, and it’s never bad to develop a few friends on the inside.

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